Stories in this week's podcast round-up, presented by Warwick Ashford, include a report from executive editor Tony Collins that the UK government is planning a 'green' strategy for the public sector.
The drive to reduce their carbon footprints is a key reason why firms are investing in web conferencing and unified communications, says conferencing and comms consultancy ICUGlobal.
European businesses will struggle to meet government targets for reducing carbon footprints because they have no easy and consistent way of measuring their impact on the environment, according to a study by Coleman Parkes.
Precious metals and chemical manufacturer Johnson Matthey is embarking on server consolidation and IT sustainability initiatives to cut costs, raise the company's environmental leadership profile, and prepare for future environmental legislation.
Interest in environmentally responsible technology has never been higher; a lot of powerful marketing is being done by major IT suppliers’ brands to highlight their efforts in this area and much of what is being done is very laudable, but not particularly sustainable.
An increasingly mobile workforce, new requirements for access to services and environmental concerns will be among the key factors impacting enterprise outsourcing decisions in 2008
Green politics, once a minority interest, has become part of mainstream political and business life. Supermarkets compete on how much recycled plastic they use in their bags, and sell increasing quantities of organic food. IT may not have been greatly affected so far, but it soon will be.